Diary: Caleb E. Iddings, 1902

Clear & Cloudy Ther. 56° Saturday, March 15^th Wind Variable 74 Days Past 291 To Come Dr. Stuart McGuire - Continued. CASE 12. - Mrs. L. A. W., aged 44. Patient Virginia Hospital. Carcinoma of breast, with extensive lymphatic involvement. Radical extirpation of disease. Gave Gude's Pepto-Mangan 10 days. First count, 4,550,000 red corpuscles to the cubic millimetre. Second count, 4,620,000 to the cubic millimetre. Case discharged in two weeks and not heard from since.

Edwd went with Cha's. F Brooke down "on the Manor" to several places, and home to lunch and about home most of the afternoon. I went to the store & P.O. After supper I went to Brown's store. It has been cloudy all afternoon and tonight is drizzling rain with wind S.E. The colored woman (Elizabeth Hardesty) who has been afflicted for so long; died this morning.

Ther. 60° Sunday, March 16^th Wind S.E. 75 Days Past Cloudy & Rain. 290 To Come Dr. Stuart McGuire - Continued. CASE 13. - Mrs. L. J., aged 25. Patient Virginia Hospital. Pyosalpinx following puerperal septicæmia. Opened abdomen, freed numerous intestinal adhesions, enucleated pus tubes, and removed uterus by Baer's method. Gave Gude's Pepto-Mangan 28 days. First count, 3,410,000 red corpuscles to the cubic millimetre. Second count, 4,100,000 to the cubic millimetre. Perfect recovery.

It rained more or less throughout last night, and has continued at intervals all day today, and up to bed time tonight. I went to meeting this morning. Sarah Miller had something to say for us. Willie, Fanny & little Dora came this morning and remained until about 4. o clk this afternoon. After supper I went up to the toll house, and called at Cha's. Brown's hoping to find some eggs for breakfast tomorrow, but was not successful. Elizabeth Hardesty was buried this afternoon. Thos Hopkins (colored) was here (after dark) for advice & medicine.

Cloudy & Clearing Ther. 55° Monday, March 17^th Wind Variable 76 Days Past 289 To Come Dr. Stuart McGuire - Continued. CASE 14. - Master J. F. S., aged 11. Patient Virginia Hospital. Tuberculosis of the knee and femur, with secondary infection and profuse suppuration. Amputation. Gave Gude's Pepto-Mangan 24 days. First count, 4,005,000 red corpuscles to the cubic millimetre. Second count, 4,300,000 to the cubic millimetre. Rapid recovery and marked constitutional improvement.

I walked to Ashton & back before lunch. Edwd. went to "Bloomfield" etc. tuning piano's. Afternoon went to store and P.O. and to the mill for brown flour. and Edwd. went (on bicycle) to Burtonsville on telephone business. After supper I went to Brown's store and to the tollgate. It was somewhat threatning early this morning, but has been an unusually pleasant day for "St Patricks" day. It is beautiful moonlight tonight although considerably cooler than it has been for several days past. Mr. Wm V. Beall was here and I paid him $9.00 for three cords of wood he brought us some time ago.

Ther. 28° Tuesday, March 18^th Wind N.W. 77 Days Past 288 To Come Dr. Stuart McGuire - Continued. CASE 15. - Miss A. H., aged 25. Patient Virginia Hospital. Diseased ovaries and retroverted uterus. Double ovariotomy and ventre-suspension of uterus. Gave Gude's Pepto-Mangan 30 days. First count, 4,300,000 red corpuscles to the cubic millimetre. Second count, 4,200,000 to the cubic millimetre. Patient a hypochondriac and still complains.

Blustering and cold today, the wind blowing strong from N.W. all day & continues up to bedtime tonight. Edwd went with a force of hands to Rockville to do quite extensive work in the telephone line there. He telephoned from there this afternoon to say that they would stay there tonight and possibly tomorrow night also, but would try to finish so as to come home tomorrow evening. H's wash woman was here this morning, and Levi Bell cut wood for us at the wood pile. I went to the store & P.O. several times. Willie went to Rockvill taking Willie Gilpin with him. on account of Miss Carrie Kummers will of which W was executor. E R Stabler met them there; he & Wil Gilpin being witnesses to the will.

Ther. 18° Wednesday, March 19^th Wind N.W. 78 Days Past Clear. 287 To Come Dr. Stuart McGuire - Continued. CASE 16. - Mrs. E. B., aged 36. Patient Virginia Hospital. Cirsoid aneurism of scalp and forehead causing agonizing pain from involvment of orbit. Ligation of right common carotid artery. Gave Gude's Pepto-Mangan 16 days. First count, 4,400,000 red corpuscles to the cubic millimetre. Second count, 4,100,000 to the cubic millimetre. Force of pulsation diminished and pain completely relieved.

Still cold and the wind still blowing a gale, it blew all yesterday & all last night & is still blowing this afternoon. Willie came over & dined with us. going back soon after dinner. I went to the store & P.O. and since dinner to the mill for corn meal. After supper I went up to the store & P.O. The wind blowing hard as ever at bed time. but bright moonlight. Mrs. Bulwar was here this afternoon for advice etc. for herself.

Ther. 30° Thursday, March 20^th Wind N.W. 79 Days Past Clear. 286 To Come Dr. Stuart McGuire - Continued. CASE 17. - Mr. P.S., aged 51. Patient Virginia Hospital. Suppurative osteomyelitis of tibia. Amputation of limb. Gave Gude's Pepto-Mangan 28 days. First count, 3,400,000 red corpuscles to the cubic millimetre. Second count, 3,700,000 to the cubic millimetre. Recovery, with marked improvement in general health.

Still cold & windy, the wind continuing to blow until sunset this evening. Edwd. went out on the line down towards Haviland's and Tatum's dining at "Riverside" & home afternoon when he went to Jos. T. Moore Jr's. I have not been at all well, having taken additional cold during the windy weather we have had. I went to the store & P.O. After supper I went up to the village & called at Hurlebau's.

Ther. 45° Friday, March 21^st Wind N.W. 80 Days Past Clear. 285 To Come Dr. Stuart McGuire - Continued. CASE 18. - Miss N. C., aged 30. Patient Virginia Hospital. Rapidly growing fibroid tumor of uterus. Complete hysterectomy and removal of mass weighing forty pounds. Gave Gude's Pepto-Mangan 30 days. First count, 3,700,000 red corpuscles to the cubic millimetre. Second count, 3,750,000 to the cubic millimetre. Intercurrent attack of pneumonia, which retarded recovery and interfere with the regular administration of medicine.

Another lovely spring like day. Edwd. & Harry Wetherald went to Rockville on telephone business & returned about 7-30 this evening. I walked to Ashton this morning and again this afternoon, also to the store & P.O. After supper I went up to Fairalls office.

Ther. 40° Saturday, March 22^d Wind N.E. 81 Days Past Clear & Cloudy. 284 To Come Dr. Stuart McGuire - Continued. CASE 19. - Mrs. S. S., aged 50. Patient Virginia Hospital. Carcinoma of the brest. Ampulated organ and dissected out adjacent lymphatic glands. Gave Gude's Pepto-Mangan 10 days. First count, 4,200,000 red corpuscles to the cubic millimetre. Second count 4,250,000 to the cubic millimetre. No report from case since discharged.

This has been a pleasant day although it was cloudy part of the time and the wind was from a rainy quarter. Edwd. did some work at "central" and went over to Brighton on telephone business getting dinner at "Fairfield" & home about 4. o clk this afternoon. I went to the store & P.O. before & afternoon. and again after supper.

Ther. 30° Sunday, March 23^d Wind Variable 82 Days Past 283 To Come Dr. Stuart McGuire - Continued. CASE 20. - Mrs. S. J., aged 31. Patient Virginia Hospital. History of three acute attacks of appendicitis. Thin, anæmic and nervous. Appendectomy. Gave Gude's Pepto-Mangan 26 days. First count, 2,644,000 red corpuscles to the cubic millimetre. Second count, 3,950,000 to the cubic millimetre. Gained fifteen or twenty pounds in weight and is completely well.

Another lovely spring day. I went to meeting & heard a discourse from Dr. Agustus Stabler. Edwd. Farquhar was at meeting but did not speak. None of the friends from "Fairfield" were here today which made it seem lonely. Afternoon I called over next door for a while & Edwd took supper there. After supper I walked up to the toll house.

Ther. 47° Monday, March 24^th Wind E 83 Days Past 282 To Come The Vital Bank Account of the neurasthenic undergoes a constant depletion. Frequent drafts upon the reserve store of nervous force reduce the available balance of energy from day to day; if Nature's balance is not fortified by deposits of vitality, physical bankruptcy is the inevitable result. The primal essence of vital force and energy consists of good, healthy, well-oxygenated blood. Pepto-Mangan (Gude) contributes the essential hæmoglobin, and aids in the formation of red globules by supplying neutal organic iron and manganese in a condition for immediate and complete assimilation. It thus quickly "makes good" the existing deficit and assists the neurasthenic to maintain and increase his vital bank account.

Fine weather continues although the wind was from the E and it is partly cloudy tonight. After lunch I went to the P.O. and did some work in the garden, taking up last years bean poles etc. Willie was here for a few minutes this afternoon. Edwd went to Tarlton Stabler's for the telephone Co., but was about home more than usual. After supper I went to Fairall's office and to Brown's store.